Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-24
FIR the Ellsworth American I
Winter in Pasadena. Cal,

fFar the Ellsworth American
Winter in Pasadena. Cal.
Nr. Editor. Dear Sir:
Try and imagine some of the bean
ties of the picture uow before me. as J
look over the plains TO the hills beyond,
over the green valleys gently rising
toward the mountains broad base. the
gray and broken slopes 10 near the top.
and the forest-cnvercd and spow-cap-
led peaks higher up. Here are sum
mer fall and winter in our picture, beau
tiful, grand and lovely; each pressing
upon the mind its own beauty, and each
lending to the others its exquisite
charms And how the sun. in and out
from passing tieccy clouds. comc- to the
aid II each aud AL in the finishing
touches Of this complete picture and
landscape painting from Nature brush.
and one no human artist can initiate "r
reproduce VIA; blending of co!ors.
How the sha lows swiftly ran mp tile
side Of those rugged mountains AMI
half veil their Snowy peak. II = ensr
far YOU. Mr. Editor 10 understand and
=, prccia,c a New England winter; bat
it will not he - easy f. think ont and
arraugc the points and parts # a South
cru California winter Your ma,h"
MATES and practice will hardly app!
in Ills problem let me give Won few
hints. Just to start you right. and then
a YOU exercise yoar thoughts, think
carefully. - slowly. and pix up the
threads rs the following hints may drec'
Won. These are the hints. VIZ. : As YOU
try Ia picture our wiuter. leave ont tie
cold northwest blasts that sweep across
the j cu country. All leave ont Tie
frost lint hcczr- lake anal stream
leave ou, the snow. >lee, and ha!!
storms. and in their place put runaiu.
brooks. (mpuntain s,rcan,) Irec' feds
aud Wild flowers the orange ~ rs
fruiiacr. strawberries III blossom AVID
bearing: n fine shower. Or gentle rain
storm now aud then; road. generally
hard ami fte from mud AMI bamy air
fan Of Fragrance. and the mountains in
tn" distance with hoary heads. Leave
out the effects T 4 Ncw England WIN
ter the slippery sidewalks, the iciclrs
hanging from the caves Of every bnIid-
ing. and leave nat the frosted window
pancs. and the binding effect OF the
sun upon the snow in February or
March. Leave ont the frozen sink
spouts. chain pumps and watering
trough- Leave out The scenes Of the
sheep hudilcl together at the door Of
the fo!d. the cattle Standing uuder tie
lee If the friendly forest chewing their
cad an 4 anon browsing Here the cat
tie, sheep and horses are enjoying the
fresh green pasture lands. Leave ont
some OF the troubles Of New England
winter; the trouble of poking wood or
coal in the stove all the time that you
may he comfortable using warming
pans. Jugs Of hot water and heated
bricks, and the trouble Of putting your
feet IN the oven 10 thaw out Your ach-
ing toes when YOU come home from AN
evening entertainment, and the trouble
of rubbing your ears and beating your
hands together. thresning your body
with your arms and danciu 9 and jump
ing and kicking stnmps and other objects
to keep the blood in fit shape to travel
is circuitous route through the system
All these things leave out they have
no place in our winters. In conclusion
leave out the scene Of the wood-cho =
per drawing the frost from his axe over
the fire of the kitchen stove, his sheep
skin cap that quite hides his face, his
leather palmed wooden mittens covered
with fir and pine pitch. Leave out of
the scene the boys cossting with their
sleds and skates, (boys skate here, but on
roller skates on cement sidewalks and in
rinks) full OF high gee aud covered with
snow, and especially leave out the New
England winter schoolroom scene the
boys walowing in snow and tumbling
into the sclool-room covered with it;
standing about the red Lot st.ve to keep
warm /; the dinner pals hanging along
the pipe, or piled around and under the
stove; the marks of the SNOW ball Oh the
walls, the seats and desks wet from the
melted snow. and few of those other
discomf0rts of those Down East"
school-rooms in winter. Perhaps You
think we don't have schools mere. In
deed We do. aud Of the highest order.
know that il IS generally thought by
the people of eastern states that this is
a sort Of out-of-way hole where there
are no good schools aud churches; bu:
th. is far from the truth, as you will
see from the paper shall send you
with this letter.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you can collect
enough from the fragments of this poor